The horror of abortion is one that is always unfathomable for me. From the sudden loss of innocent human life to the trauma that plagues affected mothers in the years following it, I believe abortion only destroys lives.

Last Sunday marked the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, a day when the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had a right to decide the lives of countless unborn children. Just a year before the decision, the liberal Justice Brennan noted that our society was one that “strongly reaffirmed the sanctity of human life.”

It only took a year until he ate those words, thereby establishing a new leftist precedent. While several recent Supreme Court cases have dealt with the issue of abortion, none have truly overturned this critical decision — one that defined a new “norm” for American society. Read more.

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Brendan Pringlewas the 2011 - 2012 Presidentof the Cal Poly College Republicans and was the weekly conservative columnist for the Mustang Daily. To view his portfolio, visit his website at BrendanPringle.com.